United baggage weight - new limits?

Contract of carriage says 50 lbs for a checked bag but i just printed boarding pass that says 40 pounds. which is correct? i have researched and simply cannot find a true answer. boarding tomorrow, 8/18/2012

40 lbs would be new for any United flight I believe. I know the max for carry-on is 40 lbs occasionally, but I wouldn't think checked would be the same. Allegiant just lowered theirs to 40lbs (Carry-on is 25) so anything is possible I suppose.

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